Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has appointed Andy Wilson as Ohio’s next attorney general following the announcement that current Attorney General Dave Yost will leave office next month for a position in the private sector. Wilson currently serves as director of the Ohio Department of Public Safety and will complete the remainder of Yost’s term. Ohio voters will elect the next attorney general in November for a term that begins in January 2027. “I know from experience how important the office of the Ohio Attorney General is,” DeWine said in a statement. “I have great confidence that Andy Wilson will do a great job as the attorney general for the state of Ohio.” Wilson said he looks forward to continuing the mission of keeping Ohioans safe. Before leading the Department of Public Safety, Wilson served as Clark County prosecutor after beginning his legal career as a trial prosecutor specializing in cases involving crimes against children. Wilson later joined the DeWine administration as a senior advisor for criminal justice policy, where he worked on violent crime reduction initiatives, school safety efforts, and law enforcement training programs. He also assisted in the prosecution of the Pike County massacre case, helping secure guilty pleas and convictions connected to the 2016 killings of eight members of the Rhoden, Manley, and Gilley families. As director of the Ohio Department of Public Safety since 2022, Wilson has overseen 10 divisions, nearly 4,000 employees, and a budget of about $2.5 billion. Wilson is a graduate of Wright State University and the University of Dayton School of Law.

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